Toy train



April 28, 1925.

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TOY TRAIN.

j Application filed January 25, 1924. Serial No. 688,469.

To @ZZ 1Mo/nt 27; may concern. i i

Be it known that l, TrroMAs L. llVooD,` a

citizen `of the United States, residing at i Dallas, in the county of `Dallas and State `of Texas, have invented certain new and useful In'lprovements in Toy Trains, of .which the following is a specification.`

This invention relates to toys of the character simulating a railroad train and it consists in' the novel `features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the inventionis to provide a toy of the character Stated which includes an engine adapted to be manually operated for propulsion along a track by a juvenile and which includes trailers in the form of a tender, coaches and the like, there being provided "suitable means for coupling the trailers with each other and with the'engine to complete the train.

A further object of the invention is to provide the engine with structural features adapted to be adjusted in order that the parts may be suitably positioned to be conveniently operated by children of differentsizes or ages.

With this object in View, the engine comprises a wheel mounted frame simulating that of an actual locomotive, and one of the shafts of one set of the driving wheels is provided with a set of cranks having foot pedals mounted thereon. A seat structure is adjustably mounted within the cab of the engine and the seat may be occupied by the operator. rllhe seat may be adjusted transversely of the crank shaft, hereinbeforementioned, in order to provide Suitable and sufii cient Space between the Seat and the crank shaft to adapt the device to the anatomy of the particular individual who is operating the engine. j i

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1" is a side elevation of the toy train with parts broken away and parts Shown in Section,

`Figure 2 is a top plan view of the running "gear of the engine and with the super-Structure thereof removed.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, the engine includes a pony truck 1 which is pivotally connected with the frame of the engine ina usual manner. The engine also j forms the floor of the cab and parallel guides Z are mounted upon'l the upper surface of the platform 6. A seat structurefl is mounted upon the platform and is provided with cleats 9 which are received in the Spaces between the guide members 7 whereby the seaiL Structure may be adjustedlongitudinally of the engine.

The forward set of drivers 10 of the drive ing wheels is mounted upon a shaft 11 which is provided with cranks 12 located between the said driving wheels and arranged to swing in arcs underthe rear portion of the boiler and the forward portion of the cab. Foot pedals 13 are journaled upon the cranks 12 of the shaft 11 and the occupant of the seat 8 may place his feet upon the pedals and by using the seat as a fulcrum and working the legs in a usual manner, the shaft 11 is rotated whereby the drivers 10 are rotated and may move over the track rails 14: or their equivalent in a usual manner.

It is apparent that the seat may be adjusted to accommodate children of different sizes in order that they may conveniently and efl'ectually reach the pedals and operate the drivers with which they are connected.

A bellows 14 is mounted upon the boiler body 2 and is arranged to discharge a blast of air in the whistle 4 when operated.

Means for operating the bellows includes a lever 15 fulcrumed upon a bracket 16 and bearing at its free end against the sides of the bellows fra-me. A cable 17 is connect-ed with one end of the lever and 'is trained back vthrough the cab and is within reach of the occupant of the seat 8, so that the occupant while propelling the engine may draw upon the cable and swing the lever to vamp the bellows and cause the same to force a blast of air throughthe whistle 4t and Sound the whistle in a usual manner.

A hook-shaped coup-ling member 18 is pivotally connected with the rear portion of the platform 6 and is adapted to interengage with a similar member provided at a forward end of the tender 19. A similar coupling member is mounted at the forward end of the engine frame and all of the trailers ofthe train are provided at their opposite ends with such coupling members.

A rod 19 is pivotally connected at its inner end with each of the coupling members 18 and the intermediate portion of the rod 19 is passed transversely through an eye 2O mounted at the edge portion of the vehicle whereby the rod member 19 is held Substantially in a horizontal position but may slide longitiulinnlly. Euch rod Q0 is provided :it its outer end with :i handle 2l nud they Said handle is disposed :it or beyond the outer sui-lince ot the truck rails4 upon which the train may travel.

From the foregoing (leem-iption` taken in conjunction with the n@companying` drawing, it will be Seen, that :1 toy simulating` a railroad train is provided :ind that the toy may be easily and conveniently operated by child-ren of different sizes, to effec-t the pro-V pulsion of the toy over a track or its equi-valent :ind that means are. provided for givingr Signals simulating! those which are of an audible nature and which are. brom-'ided upon railway equipment, sind in order to produce in miniature the realistic effect of the sounding `ot the signals and is will be in$trubtive und amusing to those who are observing the operation of' the equipment ne well als instructive to the operator.

Having` described the invention, whnt is elogi-ined isz- A toy Vehicle comprising :L body simulating ,that of fi lpoinotive, 'forward and reni' Sets of driving Wheels mounted upon axles journuled under the rear portion ot the body` pitnmn rods connecting the 'tor- Wzird and rear 4driving` Wheels, the axle ot the toi-Wardr of driving` wheels having' pedalsv and cranks, und :in operators seat mounted upon the body above the axle ot the rear set ot drivingv Wheels.

In ytestimony whereof I niiX my signature.

THOMAS L. 700D 

